Toss Royal Challengers Bengaluru selected to bowl vs Gujarat Giants
Smriti Mandhana referred to as accurately on the toss as Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the protecting champions, choose to bowl first in opposition to hosts Gujarat Giants in Vadodara. Mandhana used to be willing to “get in as many overs as possible before the dew kicks in.”
England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who used to be traded in from UP Warriorz, VJ Joshitha, the seamer who used to be a part of the Underneath-19 International Cup successful crew in Malaysia, batter Raghvi Bisht, and legspinner Prema Rawat had been all passed debuts.
Ellyse Perry, who got here into the match having lately suffered a hip trauma, used to be have compatibility to start out for RCB
Ashleigh Gardner, their pristine captain, additionally introduced debuts for Republic of India legspinner Priya Mishra, seamer Kashvee Gautam, batter Simran Shaikh and seamer Sayali Satghare, who most effective lately made her Republic of India debut.
Kashvee and Shaikh are two big-ticket signings for Giants. Picked for INR 2 crore forward of WPL 2024, Kashvee used to be dominated out of the season because of an trauma. Shaikh is available in with the recognition of being a tremendous hitter decrease unwell the line, and used to be picked for INR 1.9 crore in December.
That is the primary age the WPL might be performed in Vadodara, the house garden of Giants. Next two last-place finishes, they’ll hope for higher issues this season having remodeled now not simply their squad but in addition their training set-up.
Gujarat Giants: 1 Laura Wolvaardt, 2 Beth Mooney (wk), 3 Dayalan Hemalatha, 4 Ashleigh Gardner (capt), 5 Deandra Dottin, 6 Harleen Deol, 7 Simran Shaikh, 8 Tanuja Kanwar, 9 Sayali Satghare, 10 Priya Mishra, 11 Kashvee Gautam.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1 Smriti Mandhana (capt), 2 Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Raghvi Bist, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Kanika Ahuja, 7 Georgia Wareham, 8 Kim Garth, 9 Prema Rawat, 10 VJ Joshitha, 11 Renuka Singh.